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2000 America's Cup

Sailing competition in 2000

Sailing competition in 2000

FieldValue
competition30th America's Cup
defender countryNew Zealand
defender flag variantcivil
defender burgeeBurgee of rnzys.svg
defender clubRoyal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
defender yachtNZL 60
challenger countryItaly
challenger flag variantcivil
challenger clubYacht Club Punta Ala
challenger yachtITA 45
locationAuckland, New Zealand
coordinates
dates20 February – 2 March 2000
ruleInternational America's Cup Class
winning clubRoyal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
score5–0
next2003
prev1995

The 30th America's Cup was won by Team New Zealand, who swept the 2000 Louis Vuitton Cup winner Prada Challenge in all five races. It was the first America's Cup without an American challenger or defender.

Races

DateWinnerYachtLoserYachtScoreDelta
20 February 2000Team New ZealandNZL 60Prada ChallengeITA 451-01:07
22 February 2000Team New ZealandNZL 60Prada ChallengeITA 452-02:43
26 February 2000Team New ZealandNZL 60Prada ChallengeITA 453-01:39
1 March 2000Team New ZealandNZL 60Prada ChallengeITA 454-01:49
2 March 2000Team New ZealandNZL 60Prada ChallengeITA 455-00:48

Crew

Team New Zealand

RoleName
Skipper / HelmsmanRussell Coutts (NZL)
Backup HelmsmanDean Barker* (NZL)
TacticianBrad Butterworth (NZL)
NavigatorTom Schnackenberg (NZL)
  • Sailed in Race 5

The crew included Rick Dodson, Hamish Pepper, Jeremy Scantlebury, Murray Jones, Matthew Mason, Jeremy Lomas, Craig Monk, Chris Ward, Grant Loretz, Mike Drummond, Jono Macbeth, Barry McKay, Joe Allen, Nick Heron, Tony Rae, Dean Phipps, Warwick Fleury and Simon Daubney. Peter Blake did not sail with the team in 2000, acting as the on-shore manager.

Peter Evans was the backup tactician and ran the weather programme.

Prada Challenge

RoleName
Skipper / HelmsmanFrancesco de Angelis (ITA)
TacticianTorben Grael (BRA)

References

References

  1. (29 November 2015). "Finding their sea legs again: Former Team NZ hero and his Paralympics bid".
  2. "America's Cup final pits old against new".
  3. "America's Cup 2000".
  4. "No P-class memories for Peter".
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